Dare...Boldly 2011: "No Surrender!" T-110

Dream your dream and live it in your mind and you can watch it become your reality.

 

At the beginning of the year I posted up about “Daring…Boldly.”  Daring to Believe Boldly.  Daring to Dream Boldly.  Daring to Think Boldly.  Daring to Live Boldly.  Daring to Pray Boldly.

But my thinking, believing, dreaming, praying boldly was met with opposition.  As it was meant to.  If you are to dare…boldly, you have to expect to be put to the test.  Daring…Boldly requires faith.  Faith is to believe something that is not as though it were.  To not surrender to the fear.  To not live in defeat.   Daring…Boldly is to Not Surrender! 

 

Since May 2010 I have believed boldly for a trip to Australia to go see my friend, Sharon.  My faith was put to the test.  The goal was to save a little bit of money each month for about 14 months.  But the savings was cut short due to some financial strain.  For several months I had no idea where the money would come from.  I was trusting that It would be there.  As the days moved forward I would fight the doubt and that somehow it would come.  And it did!

Tuesday night, the reality of my dream was one step closer.  I have purchased my ticket to Australia!

 

I have been dreaming this dream for nearly a year.  I have been living this dream in my mind for nearly a year.  I am now watching it become my reality! 

 

I had a dream in my mind.  I thought about it every day.  I could put emotion to it and could feel the dream in my heart.  I believed in my heart that it would happen.  It was happening in my mind already.  All I needed to do was have faith that what I have been dreaming would become a reality.  It was already real in my mind, in my heart.  Even when things didn’t look like it was going the “right” way, I believed that somehow it would just be.  Even when doubts would creep in I let my faith take hold and declared it was to be.  I kept saying, “It is a done deal.  I am already there.”  I did not surrender to what my circumstances said.

 

I have a definite goal…a Photo shoot ready body.  This is my “comp”.  I have an image in my mind.  An image of a strong, confident, muscular Warrior Woman.  It is not any other person’s body, it is mine.  I see myself.

 

And now, I have a definite goal end date…August 1, 2011.  The day I fly out to Australia. 

 

I have huge emotions attached to this goal.  It is the culmination of a dream, of faith, of belief…of not surrendering to doubt, fear, or circumstances.

But this goal is not just about a photo shoot or even a trip to Australia.  It is about giving it my all.  It is about Inspiration.  It is about being inspired.  It is about all the emotion that comes with this trip to Australia.  It is personal.  It is about becoming more than I ever dreamed I could possibly be…not just physically, but spiritually and mentally.  It is about rising above my circumstances and overcoming the trials of life.

 

This goal will require focus, drive, determination, intensity, and strength of heart, mind and spirit.  It will require a “No surrender!” attitude. 

 

“This is the day, because I no longer feel afraid!”

 

This video I made for Sharon and the song fires me up.  It empowers me. It Inspires me!  It will be my anthem for this mission to Oz.

Dare to Think Boldly!

Dare to Dream Boldly!

Dare to Believe Boldly!

Dare to Pray Boldly!

Dare to Live Boldly!

 

NO SURRENDER!!  T-110 days!